Comments on: Star Wars easter-egg hidden in a traceroute http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Lithi http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1654109 Lithi Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1654109 Goddam it, George.  Goddam it, George. 

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1652830 Dean Putney Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1652830 Why is the sky blue? Why is the sea also blue? Why are blue M&Ms? Why is the sky blue? Why is the sea also blue? Why are blue M&Ms?

]]> By: swattz101 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1652218 swattz101 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1652218  Ryan said his site is being DDOSed. Someone out there doesn't like it. :-(  Ryan said his site is being DDOSed. Someone out there doesn’t like it. :-(

]]> By: J Eric Josephson http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1652204 J Eric Josephson Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1652204 Looks like it is down or now being blocked.  Worked yesterday afternoon for me.  Enyone else? Looks like it is down or now being blocked.  Worked yesterday afternoon for me.  Enyone else?

]]> By: XincontriAdulti.It http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651992 XincontriAdulti.It Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651992  Cool! I love this stuff ,thanks!  Cool! I love this stuff ,thanks!

]]> By: Topperfalkon http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651745 Topperfalkon Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651745  Oh god, why?  Oh god, why?

]]> By: Jonathan Miller http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651726 Jonathan Miller Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651726 Here is the video showing the Star Wars traceroute easter egg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPJELwSV1P0 Here is the video showing the Star Wars traceroute easter egg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPJELwSV1P0

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651718 Dean Putney Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651718 Nah, Tracer T, man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXmv8quf_xM This is how you hack dem innernets. Nah, Tracer T, man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXmv8quf_xM

This is how you hack dem innernets.

]]> By: Lucio Libertini http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651703 Lucio Libertini Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651703  ...Tracer Tong?  …Tracer Tong?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651294 Antinous / Moderator Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651294 Get with the program. It's a TSA thing. Get with the program. It’s a TSA thing.

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651282 Joseph Francis Sun, 10 Feb 2013 06:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651282 Search ... engine? Is that some kind of Steampunk thing? Search … engine?
Is that some kind of Steampunk thing?

]]> By: facebook-1405479307 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651223 facebook-1405479307 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651223 xlnt hack! xlnt hack!

]]> By: Joe Heyming http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651221 Joe Heyming Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651221 Has anyone tried this: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl Its got way better graphics ;-) Has anyone tried this: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
Its got way better graphics ;-)

]]> By: Ryan Werber http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651145 Ryan Werber Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651145 No, that was some jerk DDoS'ing my site again.  Ive moved it over to a tumblr. No, that was some jerk DDoS’ing my site again.  Ive moved it over to a tumblr.

]]> By: Romeo Vitelli http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651128 Romeo Vitelli Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651128 I keep getting a REQUEST TIMED OUT message. I keep getting a REQUEST TIMED OUT message.

]]> By: swattz101 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651095 swattz101 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651095  LOL  LOL

]]> By: swattz101 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651096 swattz101 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651096 Congrats, looks like it's not working :/ Congrats, looks like it’s not working
:/

]]> By: swattz101 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651091 swattz101 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651091  Make sure you use as the endpoint. The first couple of time I used 206.214.251.81 which is at the bottom of the screenshot above, but it's cut off. I expect all the interior hops don't exist, which is why <i>Destination Host Unreachable</i> error for them.  Make sure you use as the endpoint. The first couple of time I used 206.214.251.81 which is at the bottom of the screenshot above, but it’s cut off. I expect all the interior hops don’t exist, which is why Destination Host Unreachable error for them.

]]> By: Topperfalkon http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651084 Topperfalkon Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651084  Looks like the traffic's taken your site out...  Looks like the traffic’s taken your site out…

]]> By: Kirk Comrie http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651069 Kirk Comrie Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651069 traceroute and ryan werber FTW! :) This made my nerdy heart sing. traceroute and ryan werber FTW! :) This made my nerdy heart sing.

]]> By: Doran http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651049 Doran Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651049 This is actually why <i>traceroute</i> was invented. This is actually why traceroute was invented.

]]> By: shutz http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651045 shutz Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651045  You know how to post a comment on BoingBoing, but you don't know how to do a simple search on Google (or whatever search engine you choose) ?  It's not like it's an obscure and hard-to-find subject...  You know how to post a comment on BoingBoing, but you don’t know how to do a simple search on Google (or whatever search engine you choose) ?  It’s not like it’s an obscure and hard-to-find subject…

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651033 Dean Putney Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651033 You may know of it more commonly as "Tracer T". You may know of it more commonly as “Tracer T”.

]]> By: rob_cornelius http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651019 rob_cornelius Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651019 And the winner of the internet this week is.... And the winner of the internet this week is….

]]> By: s2redux http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1651004 s2redux Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1651004 It's nice to see a young person using traditional materials like a C block. But, that said, this display of inter-domain routing hijinks is utterly classless. It’s nice to see a young person using traditional materials like a C block. But, that said, this display of inter-domain routing hijinks is utterly classless.

]]> By: Sigmund_Jung http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1650985 Sigmund_Jung Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1650985 Win 7, but any should do with cmd.exe tracert  216.81.59.173 Win 7, but any should do with cmd.exe

tracert  216.81.59.173

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1650987 Joseph Francis Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1650987 Whoa! That is amazing!!!!  wtf is a traceroute? Whoa! That is amazing!!!!
 wtf is a traceroute?

]]> By: Gtmac http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1650975 Gtmac Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1650975 Great easter egg! Clearly not the original theatrical release version though (episode iv). /pedantry Great easter egg! Clearly not the original theatrical release version though (episode iv). /pedantry

]]> By: Gogs Davies http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1650974 Gogs Davies Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1650974 thanks hadn't realised that lol Linux is traceroute -m 80 216.81.59.173Just in case anybody needed it :) thanks hadn’t realised that lol

Linux is traceroute -m 80 216.81.59.173Just in case anybody needed it :)

]]> By: Ryan Werber http://boingboing.net/2013/02/09/star-wars-easter-egg-hidden-in.html#comment-1650964 Ryan Werber Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212016#comment-1650964 Thanks for the story guys.  Epikip.net is the upstream donor ISP for the PTR Records, however It was all me @ Beaglenetworks.net .  You can read how I did it there. Thanks for the story guys.  Epikip.net is the upstream donor ISP for the PTR Records, however It was all me @ Beaglenetworks.net .  You can read how I did it there.

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